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KAHLI ABDU is a music producer & creative content journalist based in New York, United States of America.
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INTERVIEW: Kahli Abdu + VHS Safari
We at Couchsessions got a chance to virtually sit down with Kahli Abdu + VHS Safari, a DC formed (but now NYC based) band.
The group is comprised of Nigerian artist Abdu and production duo VHS Safari consisting of D.C. natives David Muehlenkamp and Will Whitney. They flip a bunch of styles; from of course hip-hop to indie rock, dance, etcbasically what we all will be listening to in the future as styles and genre blur.
They've got a few residencies coming up, one in NYC's famed Knitting Factory and another in Milkboy in Philly.
How did the project come together?
The three of us have been friends and collaborators since Will and Kahli met each other in college in Kahli, an artist from Nigeria, put Will on to afro-beat king Fela Kuti and immediately impacted the artistic direction we have explored together since.
Will and David, best friends since the age of 7 and production partners since high school, bring an equally-unique background of hip